Sakyong Mipham

“Life is breath. Breath is life.”

— Sakyong Mipham

To protect this earth is to protect the very spirit of life

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Every moment of our life is important.

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The wise are balanced, and the foolish are extreme.

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Caring for others is the basis of worldly success.

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There are no boundaries-only possibilities

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If the mind is flexible, the world is flexible.

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“1. Running with the Mind of Meditation”

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We humans have come to a crossroads in our history: we can either destroy the world or create a good future.

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The body benefits from movement, and the mind benefits from stillness.

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The notion of auspiciousness is something positive, something with forward momentum, coming out of our actions.

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“Remember why you are meditating: to balance the activity of your life by working with your mind.”

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Shambhala is a Buddhist tradition with its own unique view and approach.

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“One of my favorite sayings is “If you want to be miserable, think of yourself. If you want to be happy, think…

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Being fooled into trying to make things work out for 'me' is called samsara.

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Meditation practice is relevant because in meditation our conceptual mind relaxes and we can feel who we are at heart.

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Many people think spirituality has nothing to do with success or accomplishing - that it's something you do with removal, with leaving…

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A lot of people do their practice. They meditate on compassion. Then they yell at people afterwards. That is not quite working.…

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If we do not appreciate the sensitivity and subtlety of the human heart, how can we appreciate the sensitivity and subtlety of…

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A lot of people dabbling means Buddhism has come into the mainstream, where people begin to use these terms and ideas, and…

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When I was going into one of my first meditation retreats, I asked my father, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, for some advice. He…

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The first thing you have to do is acknowledge the basic and fundamental goodness of all beings. If you don't, then you…

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For a lot of us, the opposite of auspicious coincidence is obstacles. Life usually is a mixture of both, but as we…

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Shambhala does have unique teachings, as do many Buddhist traditions. For example, certain teachings within Shambhala have to do with raising the…

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There is a tendency sometimes within the Shambhala community to make it just about meditating and, so, less about compassion. Shambhala is…

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“Meditation and running are essentially addressing these two kinds of pain. Of course, we cannot run all day and all night, and…

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If you decide to go on a Buddhist path, you have to be careful if you start mixing a lot of different…

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“Awareness puts us in tune with the elements. This elemental connection is part of being alive. We are too often indoors, unaware…

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“In my constant travels, from the highland meadows of Tibet to the tropical rain forest of Brazil to the busy streets of…

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The bones and tendons of the mind are mindfulness and awareness. Mindfulness is the mind’s strength, and awareness is its flexibility. Without…

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When I ask people to contemplate selflessness, the sometimes react as if I've asked them to put their house on the market…

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“Gentleness can be developed with simple thoughts. First, appreciate who you are and make friends with yourself. Look at what you can…

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“Beginning a conversation is an act of bravery. When you initiate a conversation, you fearlessly step into the unknown. Will the other…

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“I have always found a natural relationship between running and meditation. Running can be a support for meditation, and meditation can be…

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“In the beginning of running and of meditation, one of the biggest obstacles is laziness. One kind of laziness is basic slothfulness,…

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“In the modern culture of speed, we seem to not do anything fully. We are half watching television and half using the…

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Like gravity, karma is so basic we often don't even notice it.

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Movement is good for the body. Stillness is good for the mind.

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After you run, there's a sense of accomplishment; you feel like your life is meaningful. It's a moment of clarity.

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Your life and your practice should not be separate. You bring your practice into experience. You bring it about.

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